4.-Band saw designed for sawing short logs. Frontispiece. Interior view of a well-planned small dimension mill.. 2. Methods of manufacturing small dimension stock__ 5.-Typical small dimension mill layout.. 6. A well-planned small dimension mill. 7. Small dimension unit for the utilization of sawmill by- 20 8.-Types of circular saw teeth. and gullet. 9.-Cut-off saw teeth. 10.-Ripsaw teeth.. 11.-A cut-off saw installation_ The McHale small dimension mill. Illustrations of hook, pitch, 12. 13. Lumber-marking device... 14.-Recommended form of routing ticket. 15.-Chain-feed ripsaw.. 16.-Bundled stock is loaded most efficiently. 17.-Bundling small dimension stock with steel strapping. 18.-Loose dimension stock is difficult to load.. 24 26 27 28 31 33 39 40 41 FIGURE 19.-Storing kiln dried small dimension stock....... 20.-Kiln-dried dimension should be well protected during ship- 21. Cross sections of a nonporous, diffused-porous and ring- 22. A moisture gradient curve. 25.-Shed piling small dimension.. 26. Piling stock which has been treated to prevent stain. TABLES 1. Estimated consumption of lumber by industries which use small dimen- 2. Average utilization percentages for various lumber grades.. 3. Extent of rough cutting study conducted by U. S. Forest Products 4. Leading sizes of rough cuttings and their consumption by nine impor- tant hardwood consuming industries.. 5. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the furniture industry.. 6. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the chair industry. 7. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the automobile industry- 8. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the implement and 9. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the railway car industry- 10. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the commercial fixture 11. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the refrigerator industry. 12. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the kitchen cabinet 13. Leading sizes of rough cuttings consumed by the musical instrument 14. Range of sizes of squares used by the wood-turning industry.. FOREST INDUSTRIES The national committee on wood utilization is receiving valuable aid from the bureaus and divisions of the Department of Commerce wholly or partly engaged in promoting the interests of our forest and wood-using industries. Bureau of the Census. This bureau is in charge of the compilation of statistical material covering a great variety of topics. It is closely cooperating with the committee in furnishing statistical data concerning forest industries and the consumption of forest products. Division of agriculture.-This division compiles, in connection with the quinquennial census of agriculture, a variety of information regarding the acreage, burnings, clearings, and production of farm woodland. Division of manufacture.-This division compiles, in connection with the biennial census of manufacture, data on the manufacturing industries of the United States, including the basic forest-products industries and the woodreworking industries. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. This bureau is engaged in promoting the foreign and domestic trade of the United States. Through it American business organizations are receiving assistance in acquiring new business and in furthering trade already established. The bureau maintains 29 district and 40 cooperative offices in the United States and 55 offices in the principal foreign trade centers. Lumber division. This division was organized to assist export trade in lumber and lumber products. It also studies various problems affecting the lumber trade of the United States. The national committee on wood utilization is extending good wood-using practices in the foreign field with the assistance of this division. Paper division. This division is engaged in promoting the interests of American pulp and paper manufacturers in foreign and domestic fields. Chemical division. The chemical division promotes the sale of American chemicals and allied products in foreign markets and gives information and statistical service, conducts market surveys, and cooperates with the manufacturers of wood chemicals and other chemical products. It is closely cooperating with the committee in wood chemical studies in the United States and abroad. Domestic commerce division. The domestic commerce division includes among its activities the national regional market surveys, the national retail credit survey, the industrial capacity and distributive practices survey, distribution cost studies, and regional commodity movement studies. The division also compiles information as to market research, trade associations, and industrial and commercial organizations. It maintains a special inquiry service and provides current information and assistance through the bureau's weekly pamphlet, Domestic Commerce. Bureau of Standards. The Bureau of Standards is cooperating with 200 scientific, technical, and industrial organizations. It operates the largest scientific laboratory in the world. Division of simplified practice.-This division is largely engaged in the standardization and simplification of forest products. The committee is cooperating with this division in extending good wood-using practices in the consumer's field. Division of building and housing.-The work of this division is mainly devoted to the promotion of better practices in building and construction fields. A notable improvement has been made in building code work. Since building and construction offer the largest outlet for forest products, the committee's work is closely connected with this division. Bureau of Mines. One of the major activities of the Bureau of Mines has to do with increased safety, efficiency, and economic development in mining and with the conservation of our mineral resources. The mining industry is one of the largest consumers of forest products, and for that reason the committee has established close relations with this bureau. The committee is also receiving aid from other bureaus of the Department of Commerce, such as the Bureau of Fisheries, Bureau of Lighthouses, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Bureau of Navigation, Steamboat Inspection Service, and Bureau of Patents. NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON WOOD UTILIZATION R. P. LAMONT, Secretary of Commerce, chairman. R. Y. STUART, Forester, United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, vice chairman. AXEL H. OXHOLM, director. The National Committee on Wood Utilization, established by direction of President Coolidge, comprises about 200 members, representing manufacturers, distributors, and consumers of lumber and wood products. Its object is to work for closer utilization of our country's timber resources The committee, whose headquarters are in the Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C., works in close cooperation with a number of official and private organizations, notably the Bureau of Standards of the Department of Commerce and the Forest Products Laboratory of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. SUBCOMMITTEE ON SMALL DIMENSION STOCK HARRY B. KRAUSZ, manager, dimension department, Pearl River Valley Lumber Co., Canton, Miss., chairman. A. TRIESCHMANN, Crossett Watzek Gates, Chicago, Ill., vice chairman. NED G. BEGLE, president, Berst-Forster-Dixfield Co., New York, N. Y. R. E. IRWIN, assistant manager, Potlatch Lumber Co., Potlatch, Idaho. A. L. McBEAN, general manager, Edward Hines Hardwood & Hemlock Co., Park Falls, Wis. ROY F. MORSE, general manager, The Long Bell Lumber Co., Longview, Wash. THOMAS D PERRY, works manager and engineer, New Albany Veneering Co., New Albany, Ind. W. M. RITTER, chairman, W. M. Ritter Lumber Co., Washington, D. C. WALKER L. WELLFORD, president, Chickasaw Wood Products Co., Memphis, Tenn. |